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the jury selection in the george zimmerman trial. ron not is in sanford. ron, a lot of people in florida, they require six jurors, not 12. what do we know here? >> six jurors, tamron, for noncapitol cases. this is a second degree murder case so there will be a panel of six. they're in the process of choosing the four alternates. this will be an all woman jury, a female jury. b 29, i can give you a little biographical information as we go. b 29 is hispanic, married ten years, has eight children. b 76, a woman, a resident in the area since '95. married 30 years, two children. b 37 is a woman who has lived in the area for eight years. worked in her current occupation for 15 years. b 51, a nine year resident of the area, a woman, single. worked in real estate. managed a very large call center and has elderly parents in the jacksonville area. e 6 is a woman, a residents of the area for two years. married six years. her spouse is an engineer. she has two children ages 11 and 13. then there's e 40, a relatively newcomer to the area, seven months resident in the a
the jury selection in the george zimmerman trial. ron not is in sanford. ron, a lot of people in florida, they require six jurors, not 12. what do we know here? >> six jurors, tamron, for noncapitol cases. this is a second degree murder case so there will be a panel of six. they're in the process of choosing the four alternates. this will be an all woman jury, a female jury. b 29, i can give you a little biographical information as we go. b 29 is hispanic, married ten years, has eight...
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some are around the age of george zimmerman. this is case not only of the evidence but of mothers in the courtroom. >> jean, what do they think of the fact that a lot of people were very familiar and comfortable with guns? do they have any sense of how that will play out? >> reporter: one juror by the way used to have a concealed weapons permit herself but she said during individual questioning she doesn't have it anymore but her husband has a concealed weapons permit. they do come from gun families. gun owners act responsibly. that's one thing you learn as a gun owner and the issue will be did george zimmerman act responsibly. >> what about the racial make up? are people talking about the fact they think it will go either way when shp has been case that's brought up a lot of debate. not only gun laws but the fact the shooter was hispanic and the victim was african-american. >> reporter: we have seen them in court. on the questionnaire is where it says what the race is and those are sealed. the prosecution defense will not say w
some are around the age of george zimmerman. this is case not only of the evidence but of mothers in the courtroom. >> jean, what do they think of the fact that a lot of people were very familiar and comfortable with guns? do they have any sense of how that will play out? >> reporter: one juror by the way used to have a concealed weapons permit herself but she said during individual questioning she doesn't have it anymore but her husband has a concealed weapons permit. they do come...
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said you don't have to do that and george zimmerman said okay. she doesn't believe it. that's an awful lot of information to geá from a prospective juror. but let me turn now to the 911 calls that are a key piece of evidence potentially for the prosecution. let me ask you about this. how badly do they need the information? >> they're saying on the 911 call, you hear in the background somebody saying help me, help me, and they're trying to sav there's scientific evidence which would prove whether it was tray von martin or zimmerman, obviously if it's tray von martin, zimmerman is cooked. so to me this is the most rs(ortant piece of evidence in the case. i think the judge will throw it out and say i'm not going to let scientific evidence in, but you know something, if the jury hears the tape, it's a sort of high-pitched tape, i think they'll think it's a child's voice. that's my view of it at this point. >> paul thinks that the judge will not allow it, but if the judge does allow that testimony, what does the defense team do then? >> at issue is w
said you don't have to do that and george zimmerman said okay. she doesn't believe it. that's an awful lot of information to geá from a prospective juror. but let me turn now to the 911 calls that are a key piece of evidence potentially for the prosecution. let me ask you about this. how badly do they need the information? >> they're saying on the 911 call, you hear in the background somebody saying help me, help me, and they're trying to sav there's scientific evidence which would prove...
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here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: it's a central question in the george zimmerman trial. who is crying for help in that 911 call? is it zimmerman or trayvon martin? >> so you think he's yelling help? >> yes. >> reporter: zimmerman claims that's his voice, and he shot martin in self defense last year. but the martin family and prosecutors argue it's the 17-year-old crying for help. but now a judge rules prosecutors can't bring in their voice experts. writing in an order, there's no evidence to establish that their scientific techniques have been tested and found reliable. the two sides have battled it out. prosecutors trying to convince the jung to allow voice experts. defense trying to dismiss them. >> this is not unusual for scientists to have very different views. >> i don't follow the difference. the 911 recording is probably the best evidence of what happened, other than george zimmerman himself, and remember, we don't have the testimony from trayvon martin. >> reporter: it's so complicated even a voice analyst abc news brought the recording to said he couldn't be sur
here's abc's gio benitez. >> reporter: it's a central question in the george zimmerman trial. who is crying for help in that 911 call? is it zimmerman or trayvon martin? >> so you think he's yelling help? >> yes. >> reporter: zimmerman claims that's his voice, and he shot martin in self defense last year. but the martin family and prosecutors argue it's the 17-year-old crying for help. but now a judge rules prosecutors can't bring in their voice experts. writing in an...
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still ahead, george zimmerman now directly facing the jurors who will decide whether he is guilty or innocent and for the first time, zimmerman's parents are in court. we'll get a live report out of sanford. >> time for "your business" entrepreneurs of the week. steve, jack and deb own small businesses on main street in galena, illinois. a town once in economic decline, historic preservation has helped turn galena into a thriving tourist destination. for more, watch "your business" sunday mornings at 7:30 on msnbc. ♪ i'm a hard, hard worker every day. ♪ ♪ i'm a hard, hard worker and i'm working every day. ♪ ♪ i'm a hard, hard worker and i'm saving all my pay. ♪ small businesses get up earlier and stay later. and to help all that hard work pay off, membership brings out millions of us on small business saturday and every day to make shopping small huge. this is what membership is. this is what membership does. did you i did. email? so what did you think of the house? well it's got a great kitchen, but did you see the school rating? oh, you're right. oh hey babe, i got to g
still ahead, george zimmerman now directly facing the jurors who will decide whether he is guilty or innocent and for the first time, zimmerman's parents are in court. we'll get a live report out of sanford. >> time for "your business" entrepreneurs of the week. steve, jack and deb own small businesses on main street in galena, illinois. a town once in economic decline, historic preservation has helped turn galena into a thriving tourist destination. for more, watch "your...
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didn't say it was trayvon martin, just said it was not george zimmerman. the other expert went a little bit further saying not only was it trayvon martin screaming, but co-make out words of what he was screaming, help and things of that sort. so the judge is going it make a determination once all the testimony in the frye hearing to determine whether she will allow the experts to testify before jury at trial. it's a crucial ruling. we don't know if we'll get it tonight, but we expect once the hearing is wrapped, in due order the judge will make her ruling. >> why would you have the prosecution witness and the break to jury selection, now another break going back to the defense witness regarding these 911, this 911 call and whose voice it is? >> yeah it was apurely logistic issue here. because the third witness when we were going to get to the third witness a week ago, actual lay week ago friday, that witness was stuck on an airplane in europe and was not able to testify at the time. so they postponed the hearing, we thought the judge would get to that last
didn't say it was trayvon martin, just said it was not george zimmerman. the other expert went a little bit further saying not only was it trayvon martin screaming, but co-make out words of what he was screaming, help and things of that sort. so the judge is going it make a determination once all the testimony in the frye hearing to determine whether she will allow the experts to testify before jury at trial. it's a crucial ruling. we don't know if we'll get it tonight, but we expect once the...
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. >>> george zimmerman back in court. seating the jury has not been easy. what this could mean for his trial, up next. [ stewart ] we've never cooked anything like this before. [ male announcer ] introducing red lobster's seaside mix & match. combine any 2 from a wide variety of 7 exciting choices on one plate. all for just $12.99! but only for a limited time. i'm stewart harrington, and i sea food differently. but only for a limited time. in parks across the country, families are coming together to play, stay active, and enjoy the outdoors. and for the last four summers, coca-cola has asked america to choose its favorite park through our coca-cola parks contest. winning parks can receive a grant of up to $100,000. part of our goal to inspire more than three million people to rediscover the joy of being active this summer. see the difference all of us can make... together. >>> police say a quick thinking texas mos went head to head with carjacker and won. n the hospital and her two young sons are at home. à>> reporter: meet a mom with nerves of steal. she
. >>> george zimmerman back in court. seating the jury has not been easy. what this could mean for his trial, up next. [ stewart ] we've never cooked anything like this before. [ male announcer ] introducing red lobster's seaside mix & match. combine any 2 from a wide variety of 7 exciting choices on one plate. all for just $12.99! but only for a limited time. i'm stewart harrington, and i sea food differently. but only for a limited time. in parks across the country, families are...
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the defense standpoint is that george zimmerman was following trayvon martin around and some point george zimmerman became the victim in this situation and needed to defend himself so the stories are somewhat different from the prosecution and defense standpoint. i think what's important to know, though, about the opening statement is not supposed to be argumentative. each side has to be careful to tell the jury what they expect the evidence to show. >> would you expect it to be leng lengthy or short and sweet? you have to engage the jury but paint a picture both sides with some matter of detail. >> yeah. >> that's right. >> sure. >> it needs to be descriptive but they need to basically establish their themes of the case and somehow engage the jury and get the jury to trust them and to really find -- have some faith in their telling of the story. >> with five women, needs to be descriptive. we're about details. right? we like long conversations. >> for sure. >> we like, tell me more. i didn't know that. it's very important to be descriptive and bring -- listen. argumentative is just about
the defense standpoint is that george zimmerman was following trayvon martin around and some point george zimmerman became the victim in this situation and needed to defend himself so the stories are somewhat different from the prosecution and defense standpoint. i think what's important to know, though, about the opening statement is not supposed to be argumentative. each side has to be careful to tell the jury what they expect the evidence to show. >> would you expect it to be leng...
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the same drive that george zimmerman said he made. he told police he was on his way to target. >> on the sidewalk or in the gr grassy -- >> in the grassy area. >> in the grassy area. all right. about right in front of where the car is? >> yes, sir. >> you just -- >> i drove past him. i went to the clubhouse. on the right hand side. >> this is where everything starts. >> yes. >> this is your front yard. >> yep. right here. >> this is where trayvon martin is and this is is the street where george zimmerman sees him for the first time. so what would this look like at night? in this re-enactment we stood in the same spot where george zimmerman said trayvon martin stood in the front lawn in the dark. zimmerman says he doesn't call police just yet. he continues down the street. all the way down. until he gets to his subdivision's clubhouse. he parked there and made that infamous, nonemergency call to police. >> do you know what the -- he's near the clubhouse right now? >> yeah. he's coming towards me. >> okay. on the left hand side from the
the same drive that george zimmerman said he made. he told police he was on his way to target. >> on the sidewalk or in the gr grassy -- >> in the grassy area. >> in the grassy area. all right. about right in front of where the car is? >> yes, sir. >> you just -- >> i drove past him. i went to the clubhouse. on the right hand side. >> this is where everything starts. >> yes. >> this is your front yard. >> yep. right here. >> this...
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the jury is seated in george zimmerman's second-degree murder trial, and his fate, with opening statements beginning monday, is in the hands of six women. prosecutors say five of them are white, the sixth is black or hispanic, prosecutors say. four alternates, two men and two women, were also chosen. zimmerman's defense attorney says the process was fair and race-neutral and he says it led to a fair and impartial panel. >> while people can look at it and have this reaction, there's no blacks in the jury or there's no this or there's no that or there's no men on the jury, tell me that we did something wrong in the process and i'll agree with you. >> in response to jury selection, trayvon martin's family said in part, "equal justice under the law is not a black value or a white value. it's an american value. we expect the jury pool to do their duty and be fair and impartial." zimmerman has pleaded not guilty, claiming self-defense in the shooting death of 17-year-old trayvon martin. >>> an autopsy is under way for iconic actor james gandolfini. he died late wednesday after suffering cardiac
the jury is seated in george zimmerman's second-degree murder trial, and his fate, with opening statements beginning monday, is in the hands of six women. prosecutors say five of them are white, the sixth is black or hispanic, prosecutors say. four alternates, two men and two women, were also chosen. zimmerman's defense attorney says the process was fair and race-neutral and he says it led to a fair and impartial panel. >> while people can look at it and have this reaction, there's no...
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how important is it that he was profiled by george zimmerman? >> it's important because one of the thing they have to do for second-degree murder, they have to show that he acted out of ill-will, spite and hatred. it's not clear because he didn't know trayvon martin. racial profile, or he racially profiled him are terms that are too inflammatory. nonetheless, the prosecution is going to try to introduce evidence and try to prove that is exactly what he did without using those magic words in opening statement. it's known that the defense has evidence to show that george zimmerman was not a racist. that they intend to show to present to the jury to counter anything that the prosecution could claim. without a racist i'm not sure how the prosecution would have a shot of making this case. we'll have to wait and see what evidence they pull out of their bag. it looks like a difficult case for the prosecution. >> shannon: we have a jury seated, six women, one is hispanic, all the reports i've seen the five others are caucasian. what does that say to you
how important is it that he was profiled by george zimmerman? >> it's important because one of the thing they have to do for second-degree murder, they have to show that he acted out of ill-will, spite and hatred. it's not clear because he didn't know trayvon martin. racial profile, or he racially profiled him are terms that are too inflammatory. nonetheless, the prosecution is going to try to introduce evidence and try to prove that is exactly what he did without using those magic words...
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. >>> george zimmerman's family was in court wednesday for the first time since jury selection began. zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in the death of trayvon martin. he has plead not guilty, claiming self-defense. >>> and now for your first look at business. we turn to kayla tausche. >> good morning. fewer people are expected to hit the roads over the july 4th holiday than last year but it's not because of gas prices. aaa says the sluggish economy and people are taking less time off. >>> microsoft is reversing course now on its new xbox one game console. users will be able to play games offline without having to be connected to the internet at all. they'll also be able to lend and sell used games. it goes on sale this fall for $499. in the market, stock futures are lower after they got slammed wednesday following comments by ben bernanke that the federal reserve may soon start scaling back its economic stimulus programs. that's if the economy keeps impruchg bernanke says that doesn't mean an interest rate hike is imminent. we will, though, be watching the markets all da
. >>> george zimmerman's family was in court wednesday for the first time since jury selection began. zimmerman is charged with second-degree murder in the death of trayvon martin. he has plead not guilty, claiming self-defense. >>> and now for your first look at business. we turn to kayla tausche. >> good morning. fewer people are expected to hit the roads over the july 4th holiday than last year but it's not because of gas prices. aaa says the sluggish economy and...
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. >> rick: also a major ruling today by the judge in the george zimmerman murder trial in florida. why a key piece of evidence in the death of trayvon martin will not be presented to the jury. >> arthel: plus, it is the first weekend of summer and millions of americans are soak up the sun. "consumer reports" here with the very best sun block on the market to make sure you and your family safely soak in those ray rays. >> rick: we begin this hour with a fox news alert and the u.s. officially bringing charges against nsa leaker edward snowden, including espionage and theft of government property. the charges come just two weeks after the 30-year-old exposed several classified details about the government's secret surveillance programs and marks the first step in what could be a very long legal battle to extradite him from hong kong back to the u.s. he is still believed to be hiding out there. molly henneberg, is hong kong going to fight the obama administration's request to bring snowden back to the u.s.? >> rick, the u.s. made the request and one senior obama administration official
. >> rick: also a major ruling today by the judge in the george zimmerman murder trial in florida. why a key piece of evidence in the death of trayvon martin will not be presented to the jury. >> arthel: plus, it is the first weekend of summer and millions of americans are soak up the sun. "consumer reports" here with the very best sun block on the market to make sure you and your family safely soak in those ray rays. >> rick: we begin this hour with a fox news alert...
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. >>> losing money today, george zimmerman apparently men's wearhouse doesn't like the way he looks anymore. he has been fired from the company that he fired. simmer is the face of the ads. investors weren't happy with the news. shares fell as much as 6% today, before closing down. who will do the commercials now? >>> making devilishly good mon today, ozzy osbourne and black sabbath. they topped the billboard charts for the first time in 43 years. never say die guys. >>> what has really changed. for the fifth time ben bernanke says though the economy sim proving they're sticking with the 85 billion a month bond buying program for now. but in sorting through his intentionally confusing remarks the market got worried the punchbowl would go away and all we would be left with is a hangover. bond sold off too. there are winners and losers. we'll tell you where you fit in. joining me now harvard economics professor, jeff marron. thanks for coming on the show. >> nice to be here. melissa: first and foremost, i watched the whole entire thing and the press conference afterwards. my goodness, it was
. >>> losing money today, george zimmerman apparently men's wearhouse doesn't like the way he looks anymore. he has been fired from the company that he fired. simmer is the face of the ads. investors weren't happy with the news. shares fell as much as 6% today, before closing down. who will do the commercials now? >>> making devilishly good mon today, ozzy osbourne and black sabbath. they topped the billboard charts for the first time in 43 years. never say die guys....
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. >>> checking the news feed this morning, attorneys in the george zimmerman murder trial are entering the next fatez of jury selection. today they'll start paring down the 40 jurors to a final group of six. he's pleaded not guilty claiming self-defense. >>> last hour a court appearance for the cleveland man accused of kidnapping three women and holding them captive in his house for more than a decade. a judge has now set a tentative trial date of august 4th for ariel castro. but first the 52-year-old will have another pretrial hearing next week. castro has pleaded not guilty to more than 300 counts against him. >>> this morning we're learning more about why an italian court has decided to retry amanda knox for the murder of mare thieredi kircher, the court said there were illogical conclusions for the way the verdicts were thrown out. she won't have to return to italy. >>> tennis star serena williams taking heat for comments she made about a widely known rape case in ohio. two steubenville high school football players were convicted of raping a drunk 16-year-old girl. in a rolenstones
. >>> checking the news feed this morning, attorneys in the george zimmerman murder trial are entering the next fatez of jury selection. today they'll start paring down the 40 jurors to a final group of six. he's pleaded not guilty claiming self-defense. >>> last hour a court appearance for the cleveland man accused of kidnapping three women and holding them captive in his house for more than a decade. a judge has now set a tentative trial date of august 4th for ariel castro....
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>>> another big week in the george zimmerman trial as prosecutors and defense attorneys resume the process of jury selection. you're looking at a live picture outside the courthouse in sanford, florida. both sides are trying to find a pool of 40 potential jurors who have not been influenced by media coverage of the case. before moving onto a second round of questioning. g zimmerman is pleading not guilty to second-degree murder charges claiming he shot 17-year-old trayvon martin in self-defense. they need six jurors and four alternates to sit for this case. >>> remember this tv ad? >> i'm joe manchin. a prove this ad because i'll always defend west virginia. as your senator i'll protect our second amendment rights. >> that was joe manchin's commitment, but now manchin is working with president obama and new york mayor michael bloomberg. concerned? you should be. >> well, west virginia democrat joe manchin, a gun owner and member of the nra, now being targeted by the gun rights group for co-authoring a failed bill to expand background checks for gun purchases. this comes as "the washington
>>> another big week in the george zimmerman trial as prosecutors and defense attorneys resume the process of jury selection. you're looking at a live picture outside the courthouse in sanford, florida. both sides are trying to find a pool of 40 potential jurors who have not been influenced by media coverage of the case. before moving onto a second round of questioning. g zimmerman is pleading not guilty to second-degree murder charges claiming he shot 17-year-old trayvon martin in...